(a)
“Telephone corporation” includes every corporation or person owning, controlling, operating, or managing any telephone line for compensation within this state.
(b)
“Telephone corporation” does not include any of the following:
(1)
Any hospital, hotel, motel, or similar place of temporary accommodation owning or operating message switching or billing equipment solely for the purpose of reselling services provided by a telephone corporation to its patients or guests.
(2)
Any one-way paging service utilizing facilities that are licensed by the Federal Communications Commission, including, but not limited to, narrowband personal communications services described in Subpart D (commencing with Section 24.100) of Part 24 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on June 13, 1995.